6 CONE HEALTH | HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER CONE HEALTH | THE NETWORK FOR EXCEPTIONAL CARE 7 2002 First cardiac resynchro- nization treatment performed. 2003 First simultaneous mitral valve replacement and maze procedure to treat arrhythmia. First minimally invasive aortic valve replacement using a partial sternotomy. Pioneering research in the value of rapid heart attack treatment. The LeBauer Cardiovascular Research Foundation at Cone Health collaborates with the Mayo Clinic and Cardiovascular Research Foundation in New York in defining the value of earlier heart attack treatment. 2004 Women’s Cardiovas- cular Clinic created to perform screenings and stress preventive health. 2006 New 60,000- square-foot Heart and Vascular Center opens at Moses Cone Hospital. Thoracic aortic stent program created. 2007 First video- assisted lobectomy. 2009 Among the first in the world to create a primary angioplasty database. First noninvasive endobronchial stent. First minimally invasive mitral valve repair. First minimally invasive aortic valve replacement. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest program created. First atrial fibrillation ablation performed. 2010 First percutaneous endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Program to ensure a cardiologist and vascular surgeon partner on every carotid stenting case created. Minimally invasive endovascular techniques adopted. 2011 First endo- bronchial ultrasound. 2012 First electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy. Cardio-oncology clinic created. Heart failure clinic created. 2013 Hybrid Operating Room with minimally invasive imaging technology created. First Ventricular Assist Device implanted. One of the first two hospitals in the nation to implant leadless pacing device: A wireless pacing device roughly the size of a pencil eraser is implanted within the heart chamber without major surgery, reducing complication risks and helping patients recover faster than ever before. 2014 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program launched. First fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair. Valve clinic created. CHMG HeartCare created, bringing the four largest cardiovascular physician practices in Greensboro together as part of Cone Health Medical Group. 2000 Aortic stent graft program created. Cardiac CT and MRI diagnostic imaging established. 1958 First open-heart surgery to repair a narrowed mitral valve. 1965 First cardiac pacemaker insertion. 1970 First transvenous pacemaker insertion. 1971 First aortocoronary bypass graft surgery. First cardiac aortic valve replacement. 1974 First fiber-optic broncho- scopy. 1981 Noninvasive cardiology program created. First in-situ lower extremity vein bypass graft. First carotid- subclavian and carotid-vertebral anastomosis without use of synthetic bypass grafts. 1982 First internal mammory coronary artery bypass. 1983 First percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: One of the first hospitals in the United States to use this procedure for heart attack treatment. Nationwide, implementation of the procedure has helped reduce the rate of heart attack deaths from 25 percent to 4 percent. 1984 Among the first in the world to create a primary angioplasty database. 1986 Telemetry- monitored step-down cardiology unit opens. 1988 First cardiac mitral valve repair. 1991 The LeBauer Cardiovascular Research Foundation created as a nonprofit organization to bring the latest advances in heart care to Cone Health Heart and Vascular Center. Renamed after becoming a fully integrated center, the LeBauer-Brodie Center for Cardiovascular Research and Education has completed more than 300 clinical research trials, pioneered strategies in heart attack care and provided area residents with access to the latest treatments while advancing cardiovascular medicine around the globe. First laser bronchoscopy. Thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm program created. 1992 First video- assisted thoracic surgery. 1994 First ablation for atrial flutter and supra ventricular tachycardia. First internal cardiac defibrillator device implanted. Endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular obstructions begins. CareLink mobile critical care transport service created. Among the first in the nation to use stents in heart attack treatment: A small tube called a stent is put in place to hold an artery open, often in combination with balloon angioplasty. Cone Health and its research team helped pioneer this treatment to reduce the chance of future problems with a previously blocked artery. It is now used routinely throughout the world. 1995 First minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery. 1999 First carotid artery stent procedure. 1955 First thoracic surgery. 2015 15,000th cardiac surgery is performed at The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. Atrial fibrillation clinic created. Aortic Center founded. 2016 #1 in the nation for lowest heart attack readmission rate: Moses Cone Hospital has the lowest readmission rate for heart attack patients among more than 4,000 U.S. hospitals (U.S. government Hospital Care website). 2017 First in North Carolina to treat heart failure with Baroreflex Activation Therapy®. Created Deep Vein Thrombosis Program. 2018 24-hour heart attack treatment established at Alamance Regional Medical Center.